Oct, 03, 2014
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market, as measured by the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) has broken down badly this week. The decline accelerated after breaking through minor support...
Oct, 01, 2014
By Lawrence G. McMillanVolatility has begun to increase, and that has important ramifications for the stock market, as well as certain sectors. The feature article examines markets where...
Sep, 26, 2014
By Lawrence G. McMillanOne of the strongest underpinnings of this bull market has been low volatility and – to an even greater extent – a very positive construct in the $VIX futures....
Sep, 26, 2014
By Lawrence G. McMillan$SPX broke below the bottom of the previous trading range. That is, $SPX closed well below the previous support in the 1978-1985 area. If it can close below 1978 again today,...
Sep, 22, 2014
By Lawrence G. McMillanBeginning on October 6th, there will be a change to the way that $VIX is calculated. In this article, we’ll details the new methodology and make some analytical...
Sep, 19, 2014
By Lawrence G. McMillanEarly this week, $SPX closed at a new relative low, and many of the indicators appeared to be turning bearish (for example, $VIX closed above 14). However, prices have...
Sep, 16, 2014
Larry McMillan recently had the honor of ringing the NYSE closing bell with the MoneyShow team after his presentation at the All-Stars of Option Trading seminar on Volatility Trading. See the video...
Sep, 15, 2014
By Lawrence G. McMillanOur publication schedule is back to normal now, after having altered it slightly in August.Since the publication date is September 11th, we are including a brief special...
Sep, 12, 2014
By Lawrence G. McMillanRecently the historical (also called actual or statistical) volatility of many of the major indices and their derivatives reached extremely low levels. For example, the 10-day...
Sep, 12, 2014
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) has made repeated new all- time highs -- both intraday and closing -- over the past three weeks. This action has, of course, resulted...
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